How Dolly Parton told her life story through six iconic songs
A legendary singer-songwriter, her music covered themes around love, loss, female empowerment and spirituality.
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"Now I know we had no money, but I was rich as I could be / In my coat of many colors my momma made for me."
— Dolly Parton , Celebrity
"Had it been the only song she'd ever written, the expression of overwhelming pride and crushing anguish... would have secured her indelible legacy."
— Dolly Parton , Celebrity
"She got this terrible crush on my husband."
— Dolly Parton , Celebrity
"There's always a Jolene in somebody's life."
— Dolly Parton , Celebrity
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A legendary singer-songwriter, her music covered themes around love, loss, female empowerment and spirituality.
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